Wild yeast

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Wild yeast

Post: # 282093Post Zech »

I seem to have caught some wild yeast :cheers: I've tried before, with no luck, and this time was by accident, of course. I'd soaked some pieces of crab apple in elderflower cordial for use in a cake, and kept the apple/elderflower syrup in a jar (not knowing what to do with it, but not wanting to throw it out either). It's now bubbling and smelling quite alcoholic.

That means I have four yeast strains living in my kitchen now: Tame bread yeast fed with flour (sourdough starter), tame bread yeast fed with malt extract (last used to make mugwort ale), tame wine yeast fed with blackberry juice and sugar (not sure it's still alive, actually), and now wild yeast, currently being fed with sugar. I'm not sure what to do with them all, but I feel this is getting a bit out of hand!
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Post: # 282094Post MKG »

Start a zoo.

Yiou already have the Gyu, also known as the Wildeyeest. You can move on to the other Yeast African species later.
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Post: # 282095Post Odsox »

Wild Hartiyeest makes a very good sourdough bread I believe.
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Post: # 282133Post MKG »

Well, we tried, Tony :lol: :lol:
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Post: # 282139Post Zech »

You two are very daft :lol:
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